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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Request for Applications for
the Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) is announcing
the release of the Veterinary Medicine
Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)
Request for Applications (RFA) at
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
DATES: The FY 2010 Veterinary
Medicine Loan Repayment Program
(VMLRP) application package has been
made available at https://
www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp and
applications are due by Wednesday,
June 30, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Sherman, National Program Leader,
Veterinary Science, National Institute of
Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department
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of Agriculture, STOP 2220, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2220, Voice:
202–401–4952, Fax: 202–401–6156, Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 1, 2009, all programs and
authorities delegated to the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and
Extension Service (CSREES) were
transferred to the NIFA per section
7511(f) of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 [Pub. L. 110–246].
Background and Purpose
In January 2003, the National
Veterinary Medical Service Act
(NVMSA) was passed into law adding
section 1415A to the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1997
(NARETPA). This law established a new
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (7 U.S.C. 3151a) authorizing
the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out
a program of entering into agreements
with veterinarians under which they
agree to provide veterinary services in
veterinarian shortage situations. In
November 2005, the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–
97) appropriated $495,000 for CSREES
to implement the VMLRP and
represented the first time funds had
been appropriated for this program.
In February 2007, the Revised
Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007 (Pub. L. 110–5) appropriated an
additional $495,000 to CSREES for
support of the program, in December
2007, the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2008 appropriated an additional
$868,875 to CSREES for support of this
program, and on March 11, 2009, the
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
(Pub. L. 111–8) was enacted, providing
an additional $2,950,000, for the
VMLRP. In October 2009, the President
signed into law, Public Law 111–80,
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010,
which appropriated $4,800,000 for the
VMLRP.
Section 7105 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,
Public Law 110–246, (FCEA) amended
section 1415A to revise the
determination of veterinarian shortage
situations to consider (1) geographical
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areas that the Secretary determines have
a shortage of veterinarians; and (2) areas
of veterinary practice that the Secretary
determines have a shortage of
veterinarians, such as food animal
medicine, public health, epidemiology,
and food safety. This section also added
that priority should be given to
agreements with veterinarians for the
practice of food animal medicine in
veterinarian shortage situations.
NARETPA section 1415A requires the
Secretary, when determining the
amount of repayment for a year of
service by a veterinarian to consider the
ability of USDA to maximize the
number of agreements from the amounts
appropriated and to provide an
incentive to serve in veterinary service
shortage areas with the greatest need.
This section also provides that loan
repayments may consist of payments of
the principal and interest on
government and commercial loans
received by the individual for the
attendance of the individual at an
accredited college of veterinary
medicine resulting in a degree of Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine or the
equivalent. This program is not
authorized to provide repayments for
any government or commercial loans
incurred during the pursuit of another
degree, such as an associate or bachelor
degree. Loans eligible for repayment
include educational loans made for one
or more of the following: Loans for
tuition expenses; other reasonable
educational expenses, including fees,
books, and laboratory expenses,
incurred by the individual; and
reasonable living expenses as
determined by the Secretary. In
addition, the Secretary is directed to
make such additional payments to
participants as the Secretary determines
appropriate for the purpose of providing
reimbursements to participants for
individual tax liability resulting from
participation in this program. Finally,
this section requires USDA to
promulgate regulations within 270 days
of the enactment of FCEA (i.e., June 18,
2008). The Secretary delegated the
authority to carry out this program to
NIFA.
The final rule was published in the
Federal Register on April 19, 2010 [75
FR 20239–20248]. Based on comments
received during the 60-day comment
period upon publication of the interim
rule [74 FR 32788–32798, July 9, 2009],
NIFA reconsidered the policy regarding
individuals who consolidated their
veterinary school loans with other
educational loans (e.g. undergraduate)
and their eligibility to apply for the
VMLRP. NIFA will allow these
individuals to apply for and receive a
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VMLRP award; however, only the
eligible portion of the consolidation will
be repaid by the VMLRP. Furthermore,
applicants with consolidated loans will
be asked to provide a complete history
of their student loans from the National
Student Loan Database System (NSLDS),
a central database for student aid
operated by the U.S. Department of
Education. The NSLDS Web site can be
found at https://www.nslds.ed.gov.
Individuals who consolidated their
DVM loans with non-educational loans
or loans belonging to an individual
other than the applicant, such as a
spouse or child, will continue to be
ineligible for the VMLRP.
The estimated amount available for
NIFA to support this program in FY
2010 is $9,216,000. The eligibility
criteria for applicants and the
application forms and associated
instructions needed to apply for a
VMLRP award can be viewed and
downloaded from the VMLRP Web site
at https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
Done in Washington, DC, this April 20,
2010.
Roger Beachy,
Director, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture.
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Dated in Washington, DC, April 26, 2010.
Peter Minarik,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Request for Applications for the Veterinary Medicine
Loan Repayment Program
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is
announcing the release of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (VMLRP) Request for Applications (RFA) at https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
DATES: The FY 2010 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)
application package has been made available at https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp and applications are due by Wednesday, June 30,
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Sherman, National Program Leader,
Veterinary Science, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 2220, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-2220, Voice: 202-401-4952, Fax: 202-401-6156, E-
mail: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 2009, all programs and
authorities delegated to the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service (CSREES) were transferred to the NIFA per section
7511(f) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [Pub. L. 110-
246].
Background and Purpose
In January 2003, the National Veterinary Medical Service Act
(NVMSA) was passed into law adding section 1415A to the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1997
(NARETPA). This law established a new Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program (7 U.S.C. 3151a) authorizing the Secretary of
Agriculture to carry out a program of entering into agreements with
veterinarians under which they agree to provide veterinary services in
veterinarian shortage situations. In November 2005, the Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-97) appropriated $495,000 for
CSREES to implement the VMLRP and represented the first time funds had
been appropriated for this program.
In February 2007, the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007 (Pub. L. 110-5) appropriated an additional $495,000 to CSREES for
support of the program, in December 2007, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008 appropriated an additional $868,875 to CSREES
for support of this program, and on March 11, 2009, the Omnibus
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111-8) was enacted, providing an
additional $2,950,000, for the VMLRP. In October 2009, the President
signed into law, Public Law 111-80, Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
of 2010, which appropriated $4,800,000 for the VMLRP.
Section 7105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,
Public Law 110-246, (FCEA) amended section 1415A to revise the
determination of veterinarian shortage situations to consider (1)
geographical
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areas that the Secretary determines have a shortage of veterinarians;
and (2) areas of veterinary practice that the Secretary determines have
a shortage of veterinarians, such as food animal medicine, public
health, epidemiology, and food safety. This section also added that
priority should be given to agreements with veterinarians for the
practice of food animal medicine in veterinarian shortage situations.
NARETPA section 1415A requires the Secretary, when determining the
amount of repayment for a year of service by a veterinarian to consider
the ability of USDA to maximize the number of agreements from the
amounts appropriated and to provide an incentive to serve in veterinary
service shortage areas with the greatest need. This section also
provides that loan repayments may consist of payments of the principal
and interest on government and commercial loans received by the
individual for the attendance of the individual at an accredited
college of veterinary medicine resulting in a degree of Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine or the equivalent. This program is not authorized
to provide repayments for any government or commercial loans incurred
during the pursuit of another degree, such as an associate or bachelor
degree. Loans eligible for repayment include educational loans made for
one or more of the following: Loans for tuition expenses; other
reasonable educational expenses, including fees, books, and laboratory
expenses, incurred by the individual; and reasonable living expenses as
determined by the Secretary. In addition, the Secretary is directed to
make such additional payments to participants as the Secretary
determines appropriate for the purpose of providing reimbursements to
participants for individual tax liability resulting from participation
in this program. Finally, this section requires USDA to promulgate
regulations within 270 days of the enactment of FCEA (i.e., June 18,
2008). The Secretary delegated the authority to carry out this program
to NIFA.
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on April 19,
2010 [75 FR 20239-20248]. Based on comments received during the 60-day
comment period upon publication of the interim rule [74 FR 32788-32798,
July 9, 2009], NIFA reconsidered the policy regarding individuals who
consolidated their veterinary school loans with other educational loans
(e.g. undergraduate) and their eligibility to apply for the VMLRP. NIFA
will allow these individuals to apply for and receive a VMLRP award;
however, only the eligible portion of the consolidation will be repaid
by the VMLRP. Furthermore, applicants with consolidated loans will be
asked to provide a complete history of their student loans from the
National Student Loan Database System (NSLDS), a central database for
student aid operated by the U.S. Department of Education. The NSLDS Web
site can be found at https://www.nslds.ed.gov. Individuals who
consolidated their DVM loans with non-educational loans or loans
belonging to an individual other than the applicant, such as a spouse
or child, will continue to be ineligible for the VMLRP.
The estimated amount available for NIFA to support this program in
FY 2010 is $9,216,000. The eligibility criteria for applicants and the
application forms and associated instructions needed to apply for a
VMLRP award can be viewed and downloaded from the VMLRP Web site at
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
Done in Washington, DC, this April 20, 2010.
Roger Beachy,
Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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